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Witness who heard scream never gave police statement, Noah Donohoe inquest told
Jurors heard detectives took statements from only 4 of 7 residents who reported screams, while key witness reports went unpursued.
- During the 17th week of the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe, jurors learned police failed to follow up on multiple reports of screaming near the culvert where the 14-year-old's body was found in 2020.
- Despite having a team of 25 detectives, the Police Service of Northern Ireland collected statements from only four of the seven residents who reported hearing noises, including screams, between midnight and 3am on June 22.
- Police waited 21 months to interview witness Conor McCaul, while an elderly couple reported hearing screams were not approached until 11 months later, by which time they said they "did not hear any shouting."
- Questioned by Brenda Campbell, Detective Chief Inspector McCallum defended the inaction, stating that taking unverifiable statements was "not a priority" and "not going to help us at that time."
- Jurors also heard that police secured only one hour of CCTV footage from Northwood Road and failed to investigate why Noah's phone location changed between 7.41pm and 8.10pm on the day he went missing.
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Witness who heard scream never gave police statement, Noah Donohoe inquest told
Noah was 14 when his naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast on June 27 2020.
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